Dead at age 79

1,552 Notable deaths

Germano Celant

Italian art critic and curator (1940–2020).

Born September 11th, 1940 in Genoa.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 79 years old in Milan. [ref]

Samuel Alexander

Australian-born british philosopher (1859-1938).

Born January 6th, 1859 in Sydney. [ref]

Died September 13th, 1938 at 79 years old in Manchester. [ref]

Rudi Altig

German racing cyclist (1937-2016).

Born March 18th, 1937 in Mannheim.

Died June 11th, 2016 at 79 years old in Remagen (cancer). [ref]

Richard Laurence Millington Synge

British biochemist.

Born October 28th, 1914 in Liverpool.

Died August 18th, 1994 at 79 years old in Norwich.

Mariano Azuela

Mexican author and physician (1873-1952).

Born January 1st, 1873 in Lagos de Moreno. [ref]

Died March 1st, 1952 at 79 years old in Mexico City. [ref]

Isidore Singer

American encyclopedist (1859-1939).

Born November 10th, 1859 in Hranice. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1939 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]

Antony Tudor

British dancer and choreographer.

Born April 4th, 1908 in London.

Died April 19th, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]

Lawrence Stone

English historian (1919-1999).

Born December 4th, 1919 in Epsom.

Died June 16th, 1999 at 79 years old in London (Parkinson's disease).

Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland

Maltese-british politician (1861-1940).

Born May 24th, 1861 in Valletta.

Died August 22nd, 1940 at 79 years old in Villa Bologna.

Ernst Stueckelberg

Swiss mathematician and physicist (1905-1984).

Born February 1st, 1905 in Basel.

Died September 4th, 1984 at 79 years old in Geneva.

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